Skolye (Hasidic dynasty)
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The Skolye dynasty is a dynasty of Hasidic rabbis. It is named after the city of Skole
in Eastern Galicia (currently in the Ukraine
) where the founder of this dynasty lived and led his court.
Skole
thumb|right|200px|A church in SkoleSkole is a city in the Lviv Oblast of Ukraine. It is administrative center of the Skole Raion. As of 2001, the population is 6,742.- History :...
in Eastern Galicia (currently in the Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
) where the founder of this dynasty lived and led his court.
List of Rabbis
- Rabbi Yitzchok of DrohobychDrohobychDrohobych is a city located at the confluence of the Tysmenytsia River and Seret, a tributary of the former, in the Lviv Oblast , in western Ukraine...
(d. March 11, 1752 ), disciple of the Baal Shem Tov.- Rabbi Yekhiel Michel Rabinowitz of Zlotshev (c.1721 - 1786), known as the Zlotshiver MaggidMaggidMaggid , sometimes spelled as magid, is a traditional Eastern European Jewish religious itinerant preacher, skilled as a narrator of Torah and religious stories. A preacher of the more scholarly sort was called a "darshan", and usually occupied the official position of rabbi...
.- Rabbi Yosef Rabinowitz of Yampol (d. January 9, 1812), son of Rabbi Yekhiel Mikhl of Zlotshev
- Rebbe Yitzchok Rabinowitz of Yampil (son-in-law of Reb Boruch ofBoruch of MedzhybizhRabbi Boruch of Medzhybizh , was a grandson of the Baal Shem Tov.Reb Boruch was the first major "rebbe" of the Hasidic movement to hold court in Mezhbizh in his grandfather's hometown and Beis Medrash, which he inherited.As recorded in the early Hasidic work...
MezhbizhMezhbizh (Hasidic dynasty)Mezhbizh is the name of the town of Medzhybizh in the present Ukraine which is significant as both the source of a Hasidic dynasty that bears its name and as a symbolic name for the roots of Hasidism.The Mezhbizh dynasty served as the earliest "trunk" of...
), son of Rabbi Yosef of Yampol; succeeded his father-in-law as RebbeRebbeRebbe , which means master, teacher, or mentor, is a Yiddish word derived from the Hebrew word Rabbi. It often refers to the leader of a Hasidic Jewish movement...
in MezhbizhMedzhybizhMedzhybizh, previously known as Mezhybozhe, population 1731, is a town in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is located in the Letychivsky Raion , 25 kilometres from the Khmelnytskyi on the main highway between Khmelnytskyi and Vinnytsia at the confluence of the Southern Buh and...
).- Rebbe Boruch Rabinovich of YampilYampilYampil Capital city of Yampilskiy Rayon located in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine....
, son of Reb Yitschak Drubitsher.- Rebbe Eliezer Chaim Rabinowitz of Yampola (1845–1916) (the first HasidicHasidic JudaismHasidic Judaism or Hasidism, from the Hebrew —Ḥasidut in Sephardi, Chasidus in Ashkenazi, meaning "piety" , is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that promotes spirituality and joy through the popularisation and internalisation of Jewish mysticism as the fundamental aspects of the Jewish faith...
rebbe in AmericaAmericasThe Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
and founder of the Skolye dynasty) – son of Rebbe Boruch Rabinovich of IașiIasiIași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...
.- Rebbe Boruch Pinchas Rabinowitz of Skolye (SkoleSkolethumb|right|200px|A church in SkoleSkole is a city in the Lviv Oblast of Ukraine. It is administrative center of the Skole Raion. As of 2001, the population is 6,742.- History :...
) (1874–1920), buried in ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, son of Rebbe Eliezer Chaim of Yampola- Rebbe Dovid Yitzchok Eizek of Skolye (1896–1979), buried in Jerusalem on the Mount of OlivesMount of OlivesThe Mount of Olives is a mountain ridge in East Jerusalem with three peaks running from north to south. The highest, at-Tur, rises to 818 meters . It is named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes...
- son of the Rebbe Boruch Pinchas of Skolye.- R. Meir Rabinovich of Skolye (September 1, 1918 - ?), oldest son of Rebbe Dovid Yitzchok Eizek of Skolye
- Rebbe Rafael Goldstein of Skolye (b. 1979); married Sureh Mashe, the only daughter of R. Meir Rabinovich
- Rabbi Yaakov Leib Goldstein, son of Rabbi Rafael Goldstein and son-in-law of Rabbi Yisroel Rosenbaum (1931-2009), StanisloverStanislov (Hasidic dynasty)The Stanislav hasidic dynasty was established in western Ukraine in a town currently known as Ivano-Frankivsk. The town was previously called Stanisławów, and is still known in Yiddish as Stanislav....
Rebbe of Monsey, New YorkMonsey, New YorkMonsey is a hamlet , in the Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States located north of the state of New Jersey; east of Suffern; south of Airmont and west of Nanuet...
- Rabbi Yaakov Leib Goldstein, son of Rabbi Rafael Goldstein and son-in-law of Rabbi Yisroel Rosenbaum (1931-2009), Stanislover
- Rebbe Rafael Goldstein of Skolye (b. 1979); married Sureh Mashe, the only daughter of R. Meir Rabinovich
- R. Boruch Rabinowitz, son of Rebbe Dovid Yitzchok Eizek of Skolye
- Rebbe Avraham Moshe Rabinowitz, son of R. Boruch Rabinowitz and eldest grandson of Rebbe Dovid Yitzchok Eizek
- R. Meir Rabinovich of Skolye (September 1, 1918 - ?), oldest son of Rebbe Dovid Yitzchok Eizek of Skolye
- Rebbe Dovid Yitzchok Eizek of Skolye (1896–1979), buried in Jerusalem on the Mount of Olives
- Rebbe Shmuel Avrohom of Mezhbizh (1883- ) – son of Rebbe Eliezer Chaim of Yampola. Rebbe Shmuel Avrohom was known as the Mezhbizher Gutter Yid.
- Rebbe Boruch Pinchas Rabinowitz of Skolye (Skole
- Rebbe Eliezer Chaim Rabinowitz of Yampola (1845–1916) (the first Hasidic
- Rebbe Boruch Rabinovich of Yampil
- Rebbe Yitzchok Rabinowitz of Yampil (son-in-law of Reb Boruch of
- Rabbi Yosef Rabinowitz of Yampol (d. January 9, 1812), son of Rabbi Yekhiel Mikhl of Zlotshev
- Rabbi Yekhiel Michel Rabinowitz of Zlotshev (c.1721 - 1786), known as the Zlotshiver Maggid